Payment Policy Updates

June 2023

July 6, 2023

Modifier JW – Drug amount discarded or not administered to any patient and
Modifier JZ – Zero drug amount discarded or not administered to any patient

  • Revised the policy title to include Modifier JZ
  • Created two new sections in the policy:
    • Modifier JW:  added further clarification on the correct usage of Modifier JW
    • Modifier JZ:  created new section on the correct use of this new modifier
  • Created new section ‘Codes and Coding Guidelines’ on how to correctly submit a claim using these modifiers